Sutra 26
Devanagari script
प्रकृतीनां क्षयो लोभो वैराग्यं चोपजायते ॥ कZ_०७.५.२६च्द् ॥
Transliteration
prakṛtīnāṃ kṣayo lobho vairāgyaṃ copajāyate
Translation
ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰਿਤੀਆਂ (ਰਾਜ ਦੇ ਅੰਗਾਂ) ਦਾ ਖ਼ਸਾਰਾ ਹੋਣ ਨਾਲ ਲੋਭ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਬੇਰੁਖ਼ੀ/ਵੈਰਾਗ ਵੀ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
प्रकृतीनाम्of the state’s constituent elements (prakṛtis)
प्रकृतीनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकृति
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग
क्षयःdecline; depletion
क्षयः:
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular), पुल्लिङ्ग
लोभःgreed; covetousness
लोभः:
TypeNoun
Rootलोभ
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular), पुल्लिङ्ग
वैराग्यम्dispassion; indifference; loss of attachment
वैराग्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवैराग्य
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
उपजायतेarises; comes into being
उपजायते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप√जन् (जायते)
Formलट्-लकारः (वर्तमानकालः), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः: जनँ (जनि) + उपसर्गः ‘उप’
Entities Mentioned
P
prakṛti (state constituent elements)FAQs
He presents a progression: depletion/strain in the system fosters greed (rent-seeking), which then matures into disaffection and political unreliability.